Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a descriptive history of the county named herein, and numerous selected...

The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &
Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and...

Box 2, Folder 4: A speech given by Welch about the importance of different kinds of education, and the benefits and disadvantages of each. He discusses the comprehensive study of one subject versus a broader education in a variety of subjects such...

Box 3, Folder 1: A speech given by Welch to the "Farmers of Delaware County" who helped organize their county fair. Welch speaks of the importance of agricultural education and practical farming. He discusses the value of fairs, compares fairs to...

A handler posing a chestnut yearling Belgian draft horse with a blonde, unbraided mane and tail. They are standing in front of Iowa State (College) University Horse Barn 2, which has housed horses on campus since its construction between 1923 and...

Members of the Benson Cow Testing Association are shown in 1909 in this photograph. The group is composed of twenty-four men. In the back row, third from the right is R.K. Bliss, who received a B.A. in animal husbandry from Iowa State College...

Two children's and two adult outfits; boy in Eton suit with short pants, soft hat; girl in military style dress with buttons to hem, four pockets, cape, and cap with brim; both adult dresses have full, ankle length skirts, left one with waist sash...

Six children's military style outfits, two for boys, one with short pants and a jacket with frogging, other with long pants and sailor style jacket and cap; girls' dresses end at midcalf or ankle, bodices and skirts trimmed with frogging and braid,...

The majority of entries were written during the Civil War and describe Lee's work on the family farm, attending religious services, visiting family throughout central Iowa, social activities, and her beaux. She also describes her training to be a...